Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#3736 (Tipperary Hills)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slip jig | 16 | AB | D Major |
about these two bars
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording LAC (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Tipperary Hills / Over the Hill To Tipperary / The Hills of Tipperary / Andrew Carey (as Untitled on CCssdy) (settings in book R have reversed parts and also diverge somewhat from this tune after its 1st part) (compare Michael Gorman's #1278)
Discography
Here are all recordings of this tune considering only the indexed recordings. I have discovered by careful listening that these sources are in fact musically the same tune, regardless of the tune titles they use, key changes, retuning, etc. They are listed in order of when they were recorded.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1986 | 17#1 | [CCssdy] Con Cassidy. Traditional Fiddle Music from Donegal. Con Cassidy (fiddle). |
| 2002 | 15#1 | [LAC] Tom and Kerry Barrett. Lios A'Cheoil. Traditional Irish Music. Tom Barrett (fiddle), Kerry Barrett (fiddle). |
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune under any title whatsoever – considering only the indexed books – listed in chronological order. I have discovered by careful comparison that these are very similar to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.
| As tune #1148 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #430 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #253 in volume 2 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| As tune #115 in volume 3 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| On page 83 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
If you are considering using the above transcriptions to help you learn this tune, I invite you to check these practical Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music. See also: So why do you bother indexing books and abc?
Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1903